Sukta 82
Sukta 5.82
Savitṛ (with Bhaga invoked as his power of felicity/distribution)
ଏହି ସୂକ୍ତଟି ଦିବ୍ୟ ପ୍ରେରକ ସବିତୃଙ୍କୁ ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନା କରେ ଯେ ସେ ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠତମ ପୋଷଣ, ସଠିକ୍ ଗତି/ପଥଚାଳନା ଏବଂ ଶୁଭ ଭାଗ୍ୟ ଦାନ କରୁନ୍ତୁ; ଏଠାରେ ଭଗକୁ ସବିତୃଙ୍କର ବଣ୍ଟନ ଓ ସୌଭାଗ୍ୟ-ଦାୟକ ଶକ୍ତି ଭାବେ ଆହ୍ୱାନ କରାଯାଇଛି। ଏହା ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନା କରେ ଯେ ସମସ୍ତ ଭ୍ରାନ୍ତି/ଦୁର୍ଗତି (ଦୁରିତାନି) ଦୂରେ ହଟିଯାଉ ଏବଂ ଯାହା ସତ୍ୟରେ ଭଲ (ଭଦ୍ରମ୍) ତାହା ଉପାସକମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ପ୍ରେରିତ ହେଉ। ସୂକ୍ତଟି ସବିତୃଙ୍କୁ ସେହି ବିଶ୍ୱବ୍ୟାପୀ ଶକ୍ତି ଭାବେ ସ୍ତୁତି କରେ, ଯିଏ ସମସ୍ତ ସତ୍ତା ଓ ଜନ୍ମକୁ ପ୍ରକଟ କରନ୍ତି ଏବଂ ପ୍ରେରିତ ବାଣୀ ଦ୍ୱାରା ସେମାନଙ୍କୁ “ଶ୍ରବ୍ୟ” କରନ୍ତି।
Mantras
Mantra 1
तत्सवितुर्वृणीमहे वयं देवस्य भोजनम् । श्रेष्ठं सर्वधातमं तुरं भगस्य धीमहि ॥
ଆମେ ସବିତୃଙ୍କର ସେହି—ଦେବଙ୍କ ଭୋଜନ (ଭୋଜନ), ପୋଷକ ଆନନ୍ଦ—ନିଜ ପାଇଁ ବରଣ କରୁ। ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ, ସର୍ବଧାତମ (ସମସ୍ତକୁ ଧାରଣ କରୁଥିବା), ତ୍ୱରିତ ଓ ଶକ୍ତିମୟ ଭଗଙ୍କ ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣତା—ସେଥିରେ ଆମେ ଚିନ୍ତାକୁ ନିବେଶ କରୁ।
Mantra 2
अस्य हि स्वयशस्तरं सवितुः कच्चन प्रियम् । न मिनन्ति स्वराज्यम् ॥
ସ୍ୱୟଂ-ଯଶସ୍ୱୀ ସବିତୃଙ୍କର ଯାହା କିଛି ପ୍ରିୟ—ତାହାକୁ କେହି କମାଇ ପାରେ ନାହିଁ; ତାଙ୍କର ସ୍ୱରାଜ୍ୟ, ତାଙ୍କର ଅନ୍ତର୍ଗତ ସର୍ବଭୌମ ଅଧିକାର, ଅଖଣ୍ଡ ରହେ।
Mantra 4
अद्या नो देव सवितः प्रजावत्सावीः सौभगम् । परा दुष्ष्वप्न्यं सुव ॥
ଆଜି, ହେ ଦେବ ସବିତଃ, ଆମ ପାଇଁ ପ୍ରଜାସମ୍ପନ୍ନ ଓ ବୃଦ୍ଧିଭରା ସୌଭାଗ୍ୟ ପ୍ରେରଣ କର; ଦୁଷ୍ସ୍ୱପ୍ନରୂପ ଅଶୁଭ ସ୍ୱପ୍ନକୁ ଦୂରେ ହଂକାଇ ଦେ।
Mantra 5
विश्वानि देव सवितर्दुरितानि परा सुव । यद्भद्रं तन्न आ सुव ॥
ହେ ଦେବ ସବିତର, ସମସ୍ତ ଦୁରିତ—ଅପକର୍ମ ଓ ବିପଥଗମନ—ଆମଠାରୁ ଦୂରେ ପ୍ରେରଣ କର; ଏବଂ ଯାହା ଭଦ୍ର, ତାହା ଆମ ଭିତରେ ପ୍ରେରଣ କରି ସ୍ଥାପନ କର।
Mantra 8
य इमे उभे अहनी पुर एत्यप्रयुच्छन् । स्वाधीर्देवः सविता ॥
ଯେ ଏହି ଦୁଇ ଅହନୀ (ଦିନ-ରାତି)ର ପୂର୍ବେ ଅକ୍ଳାନ୍ତ, ଅବିଚ୍ଛିନ୍ନ ଗତିରେ ଅଗ୍ରସର ହୁଏ—ସ୍ୱାଧୀ (ସ୍ୱନିୟମିତ ପ୍ରଜ୍ଞା) ଯୁକ୍ତ ଦେବ ସବିତା।
Mantra 9
य इमा विश्वा जातान्याश्रावयति श्लोकेन । प्र च सुवाति सविता ॥
ଯେ ଏହି ସମସ୍ତ ଜନ୍ମ ଓ ଭାବ-ପରିଣତିକୁ ଶ୍ଲୋକ (ପ୍ରେରିତ ବାଣୀ) ଦ୍ୱାରା ଶ୍ରବ୍ୟ/ପ୍ରସିଦ୍ଧ କରେ, ଏବଂ ସେମାନଙ୍କୁ ପ୍ରକଟତା ଦିଗକୁ ଅଗ୍ରସର କରେ—ସବିତା।
Inside Sukta 82
How it unfolds
- Where it opens
The worshippers ‘choose’ Savitṛ’s best nourishment and set their thought on Bhaga’s swift, all-sustaining plenitude.
- Development
The hymn expands Savitṛ’s beneficence into moral and practical guidance—asking him to redirect life away from wrong turns and toward what is truly good.
- Climax
A strong ethical-ritual petition: all duritāni be driven away, and bhadra be established in the community.
- Where it settles
Savitṛ is affirmed as the cosmic initiator who brings all births into manifestation and makes them resound through inspired utterance—sealing trust in his guidance.
The deity: Savitṛ
- In the VedaSavitṛ is the golden-handed, far-seeing divine Impeller who sets beings in motion, awakens and establishes life, and guides thought and speech toward auspiciousness. Bhaga is invoked as his plenitude—bestowing portions, prosperity, and fortunate allotment.
- Cosmic functionTo impel (√sū) creation into manifestation, regulate the rhythms of day and life, and distribute boons according to ṛta—turning beings away from disorder and toward the good.
- Inner significanceThe awakening power of illumination that moves the mind from error to right direction—purifying intention, strengthening discernment, and aligning one’s will with a higher order of truth and benefit.
The seer
- Śyāvāśva ĀtreyaĀtreya (Atri lineage) · A principal seer of Mandala 5 associated with luminous, practical hymns—especially to Savitṛ—seeking right impulse, prosperity, and protection through the divine order.
Famous verses
tat savitur vṛṇīmahe
viśvāni deva savitar duritāni parā suva | yad bhadraṃ tan na ā suva
A theological summit: Savitṛ is praised as the one who brings all beings/births into manifestation and makes them ‘heard’ through inspired speech—linking cosmology with mantra.
Attributes of the deity
- Impeller and awakener (prasavitā)
- Bestower of nourishment and enjoyment (bhojanam)
- Remover of misdirection (duritāni)
- Distributor of fortune (Bhaga)
- Source of inspired thought and speech (dhī, śloka)
- Swift, sustaining, and all-supporting (tura, sarvadhātama)
Also by this seer
- Rig Veda Mandala 5: a substantial portion of hymns attributed to Śyāvāśva Ātreya (notably several Savitṛ hymns in the 5th Maṇḍala)
- Associated in the Anukramaṇī tradition with articulating Savitṛ’s role as the inspirer of prayer (dhī) and the rectifier of human movement (ṛta-guidance)
The rite, step by step
- Prepare the altar/fire (if Agnihotra or household rite), establish cleanliness and quiet.
- At dawn, face the light; recollect Savitṛ as the divine Impeller of right movement.
- Recite the sukta with intention: choose Savitṛ’s ‘bhojana’ (nourishing enjoyment) and Bhaga’s plenitude.
- Make the central petition: drive away duritāni (mis-movements) and impel bhadra (the good) into us.
- Conclude with a brief silent contemplation: align personal resolve with ṛta and the day’s right action.
Offerings
- Ghee (ājya) into fire (where applicable)
- Milk or simple oblation in domestic setting
- Water libation and respectful arghya toward the rising light (non-fire practice)
Frequently Asked Questions
Savitṛ is the divine “Impeller”—the power that awakens life and thought, sets things in right motion, and guides beings toward what is beneficial and true.
Bhaga represents the power of fortunate allotment—prosperity, share, and felicity—so the hymn asks Savitṛ to distribute the best portion of well-being and support.
It asks Savitṛ to drive away all wrong turnings (duritāni) and to impel and establish whatever is truly good (bhadram) in the worshippers’ lives.
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